75 Years

Hiro, Donghyun & Riko

We are 15 years old. The world has experienced 75 years of nuclear weapons. By looking at a range of media, our group researched nuclear weapons development from 1939 to the present. We made a timeline of significant events that contributed to the creation of this powerful weapon. There is information on each major atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb tested.

As Mrs. Kondo, a hibakusha, has stated, "If nuclear weapons' creation increases and is continuously used, we may not even have a time of 75 years left of our world." We hope you acknowledge the consequences of nuclear weapons and promote their reduction and prohibition by spreading awareness. Each one of us can make a difference. Together, we can make the change.

After looking through all of the information, please add your comments under "What will the next 75 years of the nuclear age look like?" on PADLET at the bottom of this page.

私たちは15歳です。私たちのグループは、様々なメディアを通して、1939年から現在までの核兵器開発を調べました。開発から75年、この強力な兵器の開発に関する重要な出来事を年表にしました。ウェブサイトには、実験で使われた原子爆弾と水素爆弾の情報や違いを掲載しています。被爆者の近藤さんがおっしゃるように、核兵器の開発が続くと、これから先の75年という時間すら残されていないかもしれません。私たち一人一人が少しでも意識を変え、力を合わせることで、この核時代に変化を起こすことができます。この私たちのプロジェクトを通し、みなさんが核兵器の影響を認識し、その使用の削減または禁止を推進されることを祈っています。

全ての情報に目を通した上で、私たちのグループのウェブサイトの下部にあるPADLETの「今後75年の核時代はどのようなものになるのか？」に回答をお願いします。

우리는 만15살 입니다. 세계는 75년 동안 핵무기를 발명하고 연구하며 개발해왔습니다. 이해 대해 다양한 매체를 이용하며 조사 난 후, 다양한 매체를 살펴보고 난 후, 저희 그룹은 1939년부터 현재까지 핵무기 개발에 대해 조사를 함으로써 핵무기의 우리는 이 강력한 무기를 만드는데 기여한 중요한 사건으로 구성된 타임라인을 만들었습니다.

웹사이트에는 시험한 각각의 원자폭탄과 수소폭탄에 대한 정보와 원자폭탄과 수소폭탄의 차이점이 있습니다. 콘도 여사가 말한 것처럼, 핵무기의 창조가 증가하고 지속적으로 사용된다면, 우리는 우리 세계에서 75년의 시간조차 남지 않을 수도 있습니다. 우리의 프로젝트를 통해, 우리는 당신이 핵무기의 결과를 인정하고 그것들의 사용을 줄이고 금지하는 것을 촉진하기를 바랍니다. 우리 각각은 변화를 일으킬 수 있습니다. 함께, 우리는 변화를 만들 수 있습니다.

모든 정보를 살펴본 후, 우리 웹사이트 하단에 있는 패들릿에 '앞으로 75년의 핵 시대는 어떻게 될 것인가?'라고 대답해 주세요.

Timeline: Events That Led to the Evolution of Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear Bomb List

Little Boy

Fat Man

Ivy Mike

Ivy King

Produced: 1945

Place of origin: United States

Type: Atomic bomb

Used: In Hiroshima on 08.06.1945

Blast yield: 15 kilotons

Produced: 1945

Place of origin: United States

Type: Atomic bomb

Used: In Nagasaki on 08.09.1945

Blast yield: 21 kilotons

Produced: 1952

Place of origin: United States

Type: Thermonuclear bomb

Used: Nuclear Test

Blast yield: 10.4 megatons

Produced: 1952

Place of origin: United States

Type: Pure-fission nuclear bomb

Used: Test

Blast yield: 540 kilotons

Castle Bravo

Davy Crockett

R - 12

Tsar Bomba

Produced: 1954

Place of origin: United States

Type: High-yield nuclear weapon

Used: Test

Blast yield: 15 megatons

Produced: 1958

Place of origin: United States

Type:

Used: Cold War

Blast yield: 10-20 tons

Produced: 1959

Place of origin: Soviet Union

Type: Thermonuclear missiles

Used: Cold War

Blast yield: 2.3 megatons

Produced: 1961

Place of origin: Soviet Union

Type: Hydrogen aerial bomb

Used: Test

Blast yield: 50 megatons

B-53

B - 61

Dong Feng - 5

Topol

Produced: 1962

Place of origin: United States

Type: Nuclear bomb

Used: Cold War

Blast yield: 9 megatons

Produced: 1963

Place of origin: United States

Type: Thermonuclear gravity bomb

Used: Cold War

Blast yield: 340 kilotons

Produced: 1981

Place of origin: China

Type: Intercontinental ballistic missile

Used: Launching Satellites

Blast yield: 5 megatons

Produced: 1997

Place of origin: Russia

Type:

Used: Helps Russia's Strategic Missile Troops

Blast yield: 550 kilotons

Atomic Bomb vs Hydrogen Bomb

Atomic Bomb

An atomic bomb uses fission in order to create an explosion. Fission is the process where the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei. An atomic bomb uses plutonium or uranium to create the blast and shockwave.

Hydrogen Bomb

A hydrogen bomb, also known as a thermonuclear bomb, uses a process called fusion to release immense energy. Fusion is the process where multiple atoms are combined to make another nucleus. Similar to an atomic bomb, a hydrogen bomb uses plutonium or uranium but uses two other isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium, and tritium as well.

"What will the next 75 years of the nuclear age look like?"

Koko Kondo Response 75 Years.mp4

Interview with Mrs. Kondo

We were privileged enough to be able to receive an answer to our question, "What will the next 75 years of the nuclear age look like? " from a hibakusha, Mrs. Koko Kondo.

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